Bedspring guard



April 9, 1929- M. GOLDBERG BEDSPRING' GUARD Filed Aug. 5, 1927 ra e-area Apr. 9,1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Monms GOLDBERG, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

BEnsrnIN GUARD.

Application filed August5, 1927. Serial No. 210,749.

face due to the bending of the wires. or

fabric to form loops or the like. Theends of the Wires protrude far enough. and in a manner that the same-are quite likely to I omitted.

catch into or stick into the bedding and quite frequently an attempted removal of said bedding results in slit-ting or tearing the same.

It is therefore the object of this invention to replace a portion of the fabric of -a bed-spring with a tubular guard member and position the sameat the outer longitudinal edges thereof and thus. present a smooth surface for'thebedding, or the like, to contact with, While theinvention contemplatesthe. improving of bed-springs already on the market, it will, of course, be understood, that the novel and improved guard members may be readily incorporated into the bed spring during the manufacture thereof. The adaptation of the invention is therefore two-fold,

A further object of the invention resides in the provis1on of means for connecting the guard member to'a bed frame.

" With these objects in view, together with others which willappear as the description.

proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation combination and: arran ement 9 of parts, all as will be described more fully.

hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointed out inthe claim. In said drawings: 7, Figure lis a plan view of a bed-spring equipped with my novel. guard members,

certain portionsof thecusual fabric being -Fi 2 is a side elevation-of one of'the guar s; andg Fig. 3 is a typical transverse section thereof. J

Referring now more in particular to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote s milar parts throughout the several views, let 5 denote the end members of a bed-spring connected -oussion I prefer to secure said" web by a fabric spring 6, or the like, said spring being, 1n some 1nstances, braced by the longitudinal strips 7, both the latter and said.

spring 6 being resiliently connected to end} ,joined to said end members 5. by means'of coiled springs 9, so that the resiliency imparted to the spring fabric proper is likewise present in my guard members. Hence, none of the comfort of a spring bed is lost by the adoption of my invention.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it is noted that same guard members each present a tubular portion 12, preferably circular in cross-section, said circular portion being disposed on the outer longitudinal edges of the spring (see Fig. l) and thus a smooth and unobstructed area is presented and over which'the bedding may be moved or slid without injury thereto.

Associated with said tubular portion 12 is a flange or web 11, connection between the two component parts being facilitated by longitudinally slitting said tubular portion,

as indicated at 13, (Fig. 3) and projecting said web into abutment with the inner peripheral wall of said tubular portion 12; The exposed portion of said web 11 maybe connected to'the fabric or other parts of the spring, as will be presently pointed out.

same therein peradventure a slight opening of the slit 13 might be affected during the use of the spring. This, however, is quite unlikely, but it isa precaution to be taken.

In the particular type of spring under disortion 11 of my guard members to the. racing strips 7 and as shown in Fig. 1 said web portions are apertured, as indicated at 17 into which are received links 18 having, their otherends secured in apertures 19 of said strips 7. 5

Having-now substantially completed'the The above covers substantially the essential parts of the assemblage, and it-will be observed that a rigid structure is developed, without impairing the comfort or resiliency of the usual bed spring; and this feature coupled with the idea of preventing injury to bedding seems a decided step in the art.

While the present is a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it-

is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction, proportion and arrangement oiparts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by U. 6. Letters Patent:

Side guard members for bed springs and frames, each comprising a tllbllltll'Jlltll'llJOl split longitudinally, and a web portion havingits medial portion clamped in said slit, its inner edge abutting the inner peripheral all of said member and projecting beyond said slit for attaclnncnt to said'bed spring, the ends of said tubular members being flattened and apertured for attachment to a frame.

In testimony whereof I atl'ix my signature.

MORRIS GOLDBERG. 

